High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent blanking properties and uniformity, and manufacturing method thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a steel sheet comprising by weight: C: 0.10-0.30%; Si: 0.001-1.0%; Mn: 0.5-2.5%; Cr: 0.001-1.5%; Mo: 0.001-0.5%; Al: 0.001-0.5%; P: 0.001-0.01%; S: 0.001-0.01%; N: 0.001-0.01%; B: 0.0001-0.004%; Ti: 0.001-0.1%; Nb: 0.001 to 0.1%; and the balance consisting of Fe and inevitable impurities, and satisfying relational expression (1), and a microstructure includes comprising: a martensite phase; a bainite phase, wherein the fraction of the martensite phase is 50-90%, the fraction of the bainite phase is 5-50%, the sum of the fractions of the martensite phase and the bainite phase is 90% or more; and the balance consisting of a ferrite phase. 
       CL&lt;1,  [Relationship Expression (1)]
 
     CL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn] 2 +0.061×[Cr] 2 −0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC] (where CL is an effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and [Mo] are the percentages by weight of respective corresponding alloy elements, and [Hardness_HRC] is a Rockwell hardness (HRC).)

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheethaving excellent blanking properties and uniformity with a tensilestrength of 1100 MPa or more and a surface hardness of 35 HRC or more,and a method of manufacturing the same.

BACKGROUND ART

Related art chains and mechanical parts are manufactured by aspheroidizing heat treatment and a Quenching and Tempering (QT) heattreatment using high carbon steel and high carbon alloy steel. However,this repetitive heat treatment process causes carbon dioxide emissionsand pollution, and increases the manufacturing cost of chains andmachine parts. Therefore, in order to improve this, a technology capableof securing target strength and hardness without additional heattreatment has been proposed by using low-carbon steel to manufacturelow-temperature transformation steel having bainite and martensite as amatrix structure.

Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for securing target strength andhardness by hot rolling the steel and then immediately after that, andmanufacturing to form bainite and martensite according to specificcooling conditions.

In addition, Patent Document 2 proposes a method for securing surfacehardness based on the C—Si—Mn—Ni—B component system.

However, such high-strength steels have a problem in that cracks occurin the rolled sheet material after punching when punch molding isperformed in the process of manufacturing chains and mechanical parts.In detail, Si, Mn, Mo, Cr, V, Cu or Ni alloy components, which aremainly used to secure high strength and hardness, may be locallysegregated or cause non-uniformity of microstructure, resulting ininferior blanking properties, and fatigue fractures may easily occur inareas in which components are segregated and microstructure arenon-uniform when used. In addition, since steel with high hardenabilityis sensitive to changes in microstructure during cooling, thelow-temperature transformation tissue phase is formed non-uniformly,further reducing blanking properties. In order to improve this, theintroduction of an additional heat treatment process may be considered,but the introduction of such an additional heat treatment process iseconomically disadvantageous, and there is no differentiation from theexisting high-carbon steel and high-carbon alloy steel processes, andthus, the application thereof in practice may be difficult.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT

-   (Patent Document 1) European Patent Application Publication No.    1375694-   (Patent Document 2) Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.    1999-302781

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a high-strengthhot-rolled steel sheet and a method of manufacturing the same, in whicha microstructure having excellent blanking properties while having highstrength by optimizing alloy composition, rolling temperature andcooling rate may be obtained uniformly over the entire length and widththereof, thereby exhibiting excellent blanking properties anduniformity.

On the other hand, the subject of this invention is not limited to theabove-mentioned content. The subject of the present disclosure will beunderstood from the overall content of the present specification, andthose of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosurepertains will have no difficulty in understanding the additional subjectof the present disclosure.

Technical Solution

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a high-strengthhot-rolled steel sheet comprises, by weight %, C: 0.10 to 0.30%, Si:0.001 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.5%, Cr: 0.001 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.001 to 0.5%,Al: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001 to0.01%, B: 0.0001 to 0.004%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.1%, and Nb: 0.001 to 0.1%,comprises a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities, and satisfiesthe following Relationship Expression (1),

wherein a microstructure, a main phase consists of a martensite phaseand a bainite phase, a fraction of the martensite phase is 50% or moreand less than 90%, a fraction of the bainite phase is 5% or more and 50%or less, a sum of the fractions of the martensite phase and the bainitephase is 90% or more, and a remainder is a ferrite phase.

CL<1,

CL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn]²+0.061×[Cr]²−0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC],  [RelationshipExpression (1)]

where CL is an effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and [Mo] are weight% of a corresponding alloying element, and [Hardness_HRC] is a Rockwellhardness (HRC).

In the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet, an average packet size ofthe martensite phase may be 1 to 7 μm in a circle-equivalent diameter,an aspect ratio of a packet structure of the martensite phase may be 1to 5 in a central part (t/4 to t/2) in a thickness direction and may be1.1 to 6 in a surface layer part (surface layer to t/8) in the thicknessdirection, and a value obtained by dividing the aspect ratio of thesurface layer part by the aspect ratio of the central part may be 0.9 to2.

The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet may have a tensile strength of1100 MPa or more and a surface hardness of 35 HRC or more.

When the tensile strength and the surface hardness were measured at 9sites in a total width and 3 sites in a total length of a coiledhot-rolled steel sheet, a difference between a maximum value and aminimum value of each measurement result may be within 140 MPa oftensile strength and within 4 HRC of surface hardness.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method ofmanufacturing a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet includes: reheatinga steel slab satisfying the Relationship Expression (1) above, to1180-1350° C., the steel slab comprising, by weight %, C: 0.10 to 0.30%,Si: 0.001 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.5%, Cr: 0.001 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.001 to0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001to 0.01%, B: 0.0001 to 0.004%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.1%, Nb: 0.001 to 0.1%, andbalances of iron and unavoidable impurities; hot rolling the reheatedsteel slab to satisfy the following Relationship Expression (2); coolinga hot-rolled steel sheet to a temperature in a range of 0 to 400° C. tosatisfy the following Relationship (3); and coiling the cooled steelsheet at a temperature in the range of 0 to 400° C.,

Tn−70≤FDT≤Tn,

Tn=967−280×[C]+35.7×[Si]−28.1×[Mn]−11.4×[Cr]+11.4×[Mo]−62×[Ti]+46.2×[Nb],  [RelationshipExpression (2)]

where Tn is a critical rolling temperature (° C.), FDT is a rollingfinishing temperature (° C.), and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo], [B], [Nb]and [Ti] are weight % of a corresponding alloying element, and

LCR≤CR≤HCR,

LCR=2000/(−1076+2751×[C]+17×[Si]+301×[Mn]+330×[Cr]+355×[Mo]+42939×[B])

HCR=2500/(−70.3+198×[C]+32.0×[Si]+16.7×[Mn]+18.4×[Cr]+42.1×[Mo]+5918×[B]),  [RelationshipExpression (3)]

where CR is a cooling rate (° C./s) in a cooling zone, LCR is a minimumcritical cooling rate (° C./s), a minimum value thereof is 5 and amaximum value thereof is 45, HCR is a maximum critical cooling rate (°C./s), a minimum value thereof is 50 and a maximum value thereof is 200,and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo] and [B] are weight % of a correspondingalloying element.

After the coiling, the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet may bepickled and then lubricated.

Advantageous Effects

According to an exemplary embodiment, by optimizing the alloycomposition, rolling temperature and cooling rate, a microstructurehaving excellent blanking properties as compared to high strength isobtained uniformly over the entire length and width, thereby providing ahigh-strength hot-rolled steel sheet having excellent blankingproperties and uniformity and a method of manufacturing the same.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an EBSD image illustrating a microstructure of a surface layerpart and a central part of Inventive Steel 3.

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High-Strength Hot-Rolled Steel Sheet

Hereinafter, a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to anexemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described indetail.

A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to an exemplaryembodiment of the present disclosure includes, by weight %, C: 0.10 to0.30%, Si: 0.001 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.5%, Cr: 0.001 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.001to 0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N:0.001 to 0.01%, B: 0.0001 to 0.004%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.1%, and Nb: 0.001 to0.1%, and includes a balance of iron and unavoidable impurities,satisfying Relationship Expression (1) below, wherein a microstructureof the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet, a main phase consists of amartensite phase and a bainite phase, a fraction of the martensite phaseis 50% or more and less than 90%, a fraction of the bainite phase is 5%or more and 50% or less, a sum of the fractions of the martensite phaseand the bainite phase is 90% or more, and a remainder thereof is aferrite phase.

CL<1,

CL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn]²+0.061×[Cr]²−0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC],  [RelationshipExpression (1)]

where CL is the effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and [Mo] are theweight % of the corresponding alloying element, and [Hardness_HRC] isthe Rockwell hardness (HRC).

First, an alloy composition of the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheetaccording to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail.

Hereinafter, the unit of each alloy element is weight %.

C: 0.10-0.30%

C is the most economical and effective element for reinforcing steel,and as the amount added increases, the fraction of ferrite phasedecreases, and bainite and martensite phases with high hardness may beobtained due to the solid solution strengthening effect. However, if thecontent thereof is less than 0.10%, it may be difficult to obtain asufficient reinforcing effect, and if the content exceeds 0.30%, themartensite phase having an excessively hard and low brittlenesscharacteristic is formed, and there is a problem in that the blankingproperties is lowered. Accordingly, the C content may be 0.10 to 0.30%.The upper limit of C may preferably be 0.25%, more preferably 0.23%. Thelower limit of C may preferably be 0.15%, more preferably 0.17%.

Si: 0.001-1.0%

Si deoxidizes molten steel and has a solid solution strengtheningeffect, and may be advantageous in improving blanking properties bydelaying the formation of coarse carbides. However, if the content isless than 0.001%, it may be difficult to obtain the above effect, and ifthe content thereof exceeds 1.0%, red scale is formed on the surface ofthe steel sheet during hot rolling, resulting in significantly poorquality of the steel sheet surface and lowering the surface hardness.Therefore, it may be preferable to limit the content thereof to 1.0% orless. Accordingly, the Si content may be 0.001 to 1.0%. The upper limitof Si may preferably be 0.7%, more preferably 0.5%. The lower limit ofSi may preferably be 0.003%, more preferably 0.005%.

Mn: 0.5-2.5%

Mn is an effective element for solid-solution strengthening of steel,and increases the hardenability of the steel and suppresses theformation of ferrite upon cooling, thereby increasing the strength andhardness of the steel. However, if the content thereof is less than0.5%, the above effect due to the addition thereof may not be obtained,and if the content exceeds 2.5%, the segregation part is greatlydeveloped at the thickness center during a continuous casting process ofthe slab, and when cooling after hot rolling, the microstructure in thethickness direction is formed non-uniformly, resulting in inferiorblanking properties. Accordingly, the Mn content may be 0.5 to 2.5%. Theupper limit of Mn may preferably be 2.2%, more preferably 2.0%. Thelower limit of Mn may preferably be 0.8%, more preferably 1.0%.

Cr: 0.001-1.5%

Cr is an element for solid-solution strengthening of steel and increaseshardenability of steel to suppress ferrite formation, thereby increasingthe strength and hardness of steel. However, if the Cr content is lessthan 0.001%, the above effect obtained due to the addition thereofcannot be obtained, and if the content thereof exceeds 1.5%, segregationin the center in the thickness direction is greatly developed, and themicrostructure in the thickness direction is non-uniform, resulting ininferior blanking properties. Accordingly, the Cr content may be 0.001to 1.5%. The upper limit of Cr may preferably be 1.2%, more preferably1.0%. The lower limit of Cr may preferably be 0.003%, more preferably0.005%.

Mo: 0.001-0.5%

Mo serves to improve blanking properties by strengthening the grainboundary and to increase the strength of steel by improving thehardenability of the steel. However, when the content is less than0.001%, the effect is insignificant, and when the content is in excessof 0.5%, the effect is saturated and the manufacturing cost of the steelis greatly increased. Therefore, the Mo content may be 0.001 to 0.5%.The upper limit of Mo may preferably be 0.45%, more preferably 0.4%. Thelower limit of Mo may preferably be 0.003%, more preferably 0.005%.

Al: 0.001-0.5%

Al is a component added for deoxidation, and if the content thereof inthe dissolved state is less than 0.001%, the deoxidation effect is notsufficient. If the content thereof exceeds 0.5%, defects are likely tooccur due to the formation of inclusions, and there is a problem causingnozzle clogging during continuous casting. Accordingly, the Al contentmay be 0.001 to 0.5%. The upper limit of Al may preferably be 0.45%,more preferably 0.4%. The lower limit of Al may preferably be 0.003%,more preferably 0.005%.

P: 0.001-0.01%

P is an impurity unavoidably contained in steel, and it may beadvantageous to control the content thereof as low as possible. However,in order to enable the P content to be less than 0.001%, a lot ofmanufacturing cost is required, and thus, it may be economicallydisadvantageous. If the content exceeds 0.01%, brittleness occurs due tograin boundary segregation, thereby deteriorating blanking properties ofthe steel. Therefore, the P content may be 0.001 to 0.01%. The upperlimit of P may preferably be 0.008%, more preferably 0.007%. The lowerlimit of P may preferably be 0.002%, more preferably 0.003%.

S: 0.001-0.01%

S is an impurity present in steel, and if the content thereof exceeds0.01%, S is combined with Mn or the like and thus, it may be easy toform non-metallic inclusions, which causes a decrease in blankingproperties of the steel. In addition, in order to enable the contentthereof to be less than 0.001%, the time and cost are excessivelyconsumed during the steelmaking operation, resulting in lowerproductivity. Accordingly, the S content may be 0.001 to 0.01%. Theupper limit of S may preferably be 0.008%, more preferably 0.007%. Thelower limit of S may preferably be 0.002%, more preferably 0.003%.

N: 0.001 to 0.01%

N is a solid solution strengthening element. In order to enable thecontent thereof to be less than 0.001%, it takes a lot of time and moneyduring steelmaking and productivity is reduced, and if the contentthereof exceeds 0.01%, a large amount of inclusions that adverselyaffect blanking properties during production are generated. Therefore,in the present disclosure, the N content may be 0.001 to 0.01%. Theupper limit of N may preferably be 0.008%, more preferably 0.007%. Thelower limit of N may preferably be 0.002%, more preferably 0.003%.

B: 0.0001-0.004%

B is an element increasing the hardenability of steel to facilitatesecuring of martensite and bainite phases, and the effect thereof isknown to be excellent compared to other elements. However, if thecontent is less than 0.0001%, it may be difficult to obtain a sufficienthardenability synergistic effect, and if the content thereof exceeds0.004%, the hardenability synergistic effect is saturated, and thus, itmay be difficult to expect an increase in hardenability by additionaladdition. Accordingly, the B content may be 0.0001 to 0.004%. The upperlimit of B may preferably be 0.0035%, more preferably 0.003%. The lowerlimit of B may preferably be 0.0003%, more preferably 0.0005%.

Ti: 0.001-0.1%

Ti has a precipitation strengthening effect through the generation ofTiC, and has a strong affinity with N to form coarse TiN in steel, andhas the effect of improving the hardenability of steel by suppressingthe formation of BN. However, if the content of Ti is less than 0.001%,the above effect cannot be sufficiently obtained, and if the content ofTi exceeds 0.1%, there is a problem in that the blanking properties aredeteriorated during molding due to coarsening of the precipitates.Therefore, in the present disclosure, the Ti content may be 0.001 to0.1%. The upper limit of Ti may preferably be 0.08%, more preferably0.07%. The lower limit of Ti may preferably be 0.003%, more preferably0.005%.

Nb: 0.001-0.1%

Nb is a representative precipitation strengthening element, andprecipitates during hot rolling to contribute to the improvement ofstrength, hardness and blanking properties of steel due to the effect ofgrain refinement due to delayed recrystallization. At this time, if thecontent of Nb is less than 0.001%, the above effect cannot besufficiently obtained, and if the content of Nb exceeds 0.1%, blankingproperties is reduced due to the formation of coarse complexprecipitates. Therefore, in the present disclosure, the Nb content maybe 0.001 to 0.1%. The upper limit of Nb may preferably be 0.08%, morepreferably 0.07%. The lower limit of Nb may preferably be 0.003%, morepreferably 0.005%.

In the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to an exemplaryembodiment of the present disclosure, in addition to the above-mentionedalloying elements, the remainder is iron (Fe). However, in the normalmanufacturing process, unintended impurities from raw materials or thesurrounding environment may inevitably be mixed, and thus, it cannot beexcluded. Since these impurities are known to those skilled in the art,all details thereof are not described in detail.

In addition, the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according to anexemplary embodiment of the present disclosure satisfies theabove-described alloy composition, and also satisfies the followingRelation Expression (1) to secure blanking properties.

CL<1,

CL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn]²+0.061×[Cr]²−0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC],  [RelationshipExpression (1)]

where CL is the effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and [Mo] are theweight % of the corresponding alloy element, and [Hardness_HRC] is theRockwell hardness (HRC).

In the above Relationship Expression (1), the effective cracking index(CL) is an index indicating the blanking characteristics of steel. Whenthis value is 1 or more, it may be determined that a crack of aneffective size that leads to a fatal defect occurs in the punchedsurface of the steel. The blanking properties of steel are affected bysegregation according to the content of alloying elements, and thecontents of Mn and Cr, which are mainly included in large amounts in thesteel and are known to cause segregation in the continuous castingprocess, are major indicators related thereto. As the content of Mn andCr increases, blanking properties is deteriorated due to segregation byexceeding linear tendency. Thus, CL increases in proportion to thesquare value of Mn and Cr, and a segregation phenomenon should not beexacerbated by controlling the content of the two components. Inaddition, as the hardness of the steel increases, the toughnessdecreases, and thus the blanking properties tend to deteriorate.Therefore, it is necessary to derive an optimal component system thatdoes not deteriorate the blanking characteristics of steel whileproducing a high-hardness hot-rolled product at the target level, andthis is reflected in Relationship Expression (1). In detail, when Mo wasadded, it was confirmed that the hardenability of the steel was greatlyincreased, and structural uniformity in the steel was increased, suchthat relatively higher blanking properties could be secured even at thesame hardness, and this is added to Relationship Expression (1).

On the other hand, in the microstructure of the high-strength hot-rolledsteel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of the presentdisclosure, the main phase consists of a martensite phase and a bainitephase, the fraction of the martensite phase is 50% or more and less than90%, and the fraction of the bainite phase is 5% or more and 50% orless. The sum of the fractions of the martensite phase and the bainitephase may be 90% or more, and the balance may consist of a ferritephase. In addition, the average packet size of the martensite phase is 1to 7 μm in a circle-equivalent diameter, and the aspect ratio of thepacket structure of the martensite phase may be 1 to 5 in a central part(t/4 to t/2) in the thickness direction, and may be 1.1 to 6 in thesurface layer part (surface layer to t/8) in the thickness direction,and the value obtained by dividing the aspect ratio of a surface layerpart by the aspect ratio of the central part may be 0.9-2.

First, in the microstructure of the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheetaccording to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the mainphase consists of a martensite phase and a bainite phase, and in thiscase, the fraction of the martensite phase may be 50% or more and lessthan 90%. If the fraction of the martensite phase is less than 50%, thefraction of the ferrite/bainite phase having a relatively low hardnessincreases, and thus the target hardness may not be secured. On the otherhand, if the fraction of the martensite phase is 90% or more, thetoughness of the steel is significantly insufficient, and it may bedifficult to secure target blanking characteristics. Therefore, it maybe preferable to limit the fraction of the martensite phase to 50% ormore and less than 90%.

On the other hand, the fraction of the bainite phase may be 5% or moreand 50% or less. The bainite phase has a slightly lower hardness thanthat of the martensite phase, but has a similar level thereto, and thedegree of contribution of the bainite phase to blanking propertiesduring production is superior to that of the martensite phase, and thus,it is necessary to include at least 5% or more of bainite phase tomaintain the balance of hardness and blanking properties. However, ifthe fraction thereof exceeds 50%, it may be difficult to satisfy thetarget hardness, and thus, a maximum value thereof is limited to 50% orless. Therefore, it may be preferable to limit the fraction of thebainite phase to 5% or more and 50% or less.

In addition, the sum of the fractions of the martensite phase and thebainite phase may be 90% or more, and the remainder may consist of aferrite phase. If the fraction of the ferrite phase, which is theremainder except for the martensite phase and the bainite phase, is 10%or more, the blanking property is reduced due to the difference inhardness between the phases at the ferrite-martensite interface, andthus, the fraction of the ferrite phase may be preferably limited toless than 10%.

On the other hand, it may more preferable be that the martensite phaseis the main phase among the martensite phase and the bainite phase, andthe fraction thereof is 75% or more. In addition, the microstructure ofthe hot-rolled steel sheet according to an exemplary embodiment of thepresent disclosure may consist of only a martensite phase and a bainitephase without a ferrite phase.

The average packet size of the martensite phase, among themicrostructures according to an exemplary embodiment of the presentdisclosure, may be 1 to 7 μm in a circle-equivalent diameter. In thiscase, the packet of the martensite phase indicates adjacent structureshaving the same azimuthal texture in martensite, and the average sizethereof may be defined by obtaining the circle-equivalent diameter ofmicrostructures showing the same direction through SEM measurement toobtain the average value, or by specifying the size of microstructureshaving the same azimuth relationship through EBSD measurement or thelike. The average packet size is preferably measured at the centralportion of the steel sheet, and may also be measured by other well-knownmethods well known in the related art. By controlling the average packetsize of the martensite phase in the microstructures of the manufacturedsteel to be 1 to 7 μm in a circle-equivalent diameter, the blankingproperties of the steel may be increased through grain refinement. Ifthe average packet size thereof is less than 1 μm, an excessive rollingload occurs in the hot rolling process for grain refinement, whereas ifthe average packet size thereof exceeds 7 μm, it may be difficult toexpect an effect of increasing hardness through grain refinement.Therefore, it may be preferable that the average packet size of themartensite phase is 1 to 7 μm in a circle-equivalent diameter.

In addition, in the microstructure according to an exemplary embodimentof the present disclosure, the aspect ratio of the packet structure ofthe martensite phase may be 1 to 5 in the central part (t/4 to t/2) inthe thickness direction, and may be 1.1-6 in the surface layer part(surface layer to t/8) in the thickness direction, and the valueobtained by dividing the aspect ratio of the surface layer part by theaspect ratio of the central part may be 0.9-2. In this case, the aspectratio of the packet structure of the martensite phase may be defined asa value obtained by dividing a long axis of an oval by a short axisthereof by simplifying adjacent microstructures having the sameazimuthal texture in the form of the oval in martensite.

If the aspect ratio of the packet structure of the martensite phase isless than 1 in the central part (t/4 to t/2) in the thickness direction,the crystal grain refinement effect due to the recrystallization delayis insufficient to increase the hardness, whereas if the aspect ratioexceeds 5, partial recrystallization occurs up to the central part ofthe steel and blanking properties are deteriorated due to materialdeviation of the steel in the thickness direction.

On the other hand, if the aspect ratio is less than 1.1 in the surfacelayer part (surface layer to t/8) in the thickness direction, therecrystallization delay phenomenon by rolling hardly occurs even in thesurface layer, and thus, the surface hardening effect to obtain thetarget hardness is insufficient. On the other hand, if the value exceeds6, excessive partial recrystallization occurs in the surface layer,causing deterioration of blanking properties due to material deviationin the thickness direction.

In addition, if the value obtained by dividing the aspect ratio of thesurface layer part by the aspect ratio of the central part is less than0.9, the hardening effect of the surface layer due to recrystallizationdelay is insufficient, and if the value exceeds 2, the blankingcharacteristics are deteriorated due to material deviation in thethickness direction.

Therefore, it may be preferable that the aspect ratio of the packetstructure of the martensite phase is 1 to 5 in the central part (t/4 tot/2) in the thickness direction and is 1.1 to 6 in the surface layerpart (surface layer to t/8) in the thickness direction, and the valueobtained by dividing the aspect ratio of the surface layer part by theaspect ratio of the central part is 0.9 to 2.

On the other hand, the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet according toan exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has a tensile strengthof 1100 MPa or more and a surface hardness of 35 HRC or more. In detail,it may be preferable that when the tensile strength and the surfacehardness were measured at 9 sites in the total width and 3 sites in thetotal length of the coiled hot-rolled steel sheet, the differencebetween a maximum value and a minimum value of each measurement resultis within 140 MPa of tensile strength and within 4 HRC of surfacehardness. In this case, the 9 sites of the total width indicatesselecting 9 portions of the coiled hot-rolled steel sheet, and the 3sites of the total length indicates selecting 3 portions of the coiledhot-rolled steel sheet in the longitudinal direction.

Method of Manufacturing High-Strength Hot-Rolled Steel Sheet

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a high-strength hot-rolled steelsheet according to another embodiment of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail.

A method of manufacturing a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheetaccording to another embodiment of the present disclosure includesreheating a steel slab satisfying the following Relationship Expression(1) to 1180-1350° C., the steel slab comprising, by weight %, C: 0.10 to0.30%, Si: 0.001 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.5%, Cr: 0.001 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.001to 0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%, S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N:0.001 to 0.01%, B: 0.0001 to 0.004%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.1%, Nb: 0.001 to0.1%, and balances of iron and unavoidable impurities; hot rolling thereheated steel slab to satisfy the following Relationship Expression(2); cooling a hot-rolled steel sheet to a temperature in a range of 0to 400° C. to satisfy the following Relationship Expression (3); andcoiling the cooled steel sheet at a temperature in a range of 0 to 400°C.

CL<1,

CL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn]²+0.061×[Cr]²−0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC]  [RelationshipExpression (1)]

where CL is an effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and [Mo] are weight% of a corresponding alloying element, and [Hardness_HRC] is a Rockwellhardness (HRC).

Tn−70≤FDT≤Tn

Tn=967−280×[C]+35.7×[Si]−28.1×[Mn]−11.4×[Cr]+11.4×[Mo]−62×[Ti]+46.2×[Nb],  [RelationshipExpression (2)]

where Tn is a critical rolling temperature (° C.), FDT is a rollingfinishing temperature (° C.), and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo], [B], [Nb]and [Ti] are weight % of a corresponding alloying element.

LCR≤CR≤HCR

LCR=2000/(−1076+2751×[C]+17×[Si]+301×[Mn]+330×[Cr]+355×[Mo]+42939×[B])

HCR=2500/(−70.3+198×[C]+32.0×[Si]+16.7×[Mn]+18.4×[Cr]+42.1×[Mo]+5918×[B]),  [RelationshipExpression (3)]

where CR is a cooling rate (° C./s) in a cooling zone, LCR is a minimumcritical cooling rate (° C./s), a minimum value thereof is 5 and amaximum value thereof is 45, HCR is a maximum critical cooling rate (°C./s), a minimum value thereof is 50 and a maximum value thereof is 200,and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo] and [B] are weight % of a correspondingalloying element.

Reheating Slab

First, a steel slab having the above-described alloy composition andsatisfying the above relationship expression (1) is reheated at atemperature of 1180 to 1350° C. In this case, if the reheatingtemperature is less than 1180° C., the precipitates are not sufficientlyre-dissolved, and thus, the formation of precipitates in the processafter hot rolling is reduced, coarse TiN remains, and it may bedifficult to solve the segregation generated during continuous castingby diffusion. In addition, if the temperature exceeds 1350° C., strengthdecreases and non-uniformity of structure occurs due to abnormal graingrowth of austenite grains. Therefore, the reheating temperature maypreferably be limited to 1180 to 1350° C.

Hot Rolling

The reheated slab is hot-rolled at a temperature in the range of 750 to1000° C. If hot rolling is started at a high temperature exceeding 1000°C., the temperature of the hot-rolled steel sheet increases, resultingin coarse grain size and insufficient descaling, and thereby, resultingin poor surface quality of the hot-rolled steel sheet. In addition, ifthe rolling is finished at a temperature of less than 750° C., therecrystallization behavior of the steel is different for respectivelocations, the material is not uniform, and the blanking properties aredeteriorated.

In addition, the hot rolling is performed to satisfy the followingRelationship Expression (2) for the rolling finishing temperature (FDT).

Tn−70≤FDT≤Tn

Tn=967−280×[C]+35.7×[Si]−28.1×[Mn]−11.4×[Cr]+11.4×[Mo]−62×[Ti]+46.2×[Nb],  [RelationshipExpression (2)]

where Tn is the critical rolling temperature (° C.), FDT is the rollingfinishing temperature (° C.), [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo], [B], [Nb] and[Ti] are the weight % of the corresponding alloying element.

The above Relationship Expression (2) is an expression which shows therelationship between the rolling finishing temperature and a componentof the steel. In general, when the temperature of the steel material islowered to a certain critical temperature or lower during hot rolling,the recrystallization delay phenomenon of the steel material occurs, andthe blanking characteristics of the steel material are improved throughthe effect of grain refinement, or the like. Therefore, when the rollingfinishing temperature (FDT) of the steel is controlled to be thecritical rolling temperature (Tn) or lower, the average packet size ofthe martensite phase in the microstructures of the manufactured steel is1 to 7 μm in a circle-equivalent diameter to increase the punchabilityof the steel through grain refinement.

However, if the rolling finishing temperature (FDT) is excessivelylowered, there is a problem in the sheet-feeding mechanism in therolling process, and excessive partial recrystallization occurs only inthe surface layer part, which causes a decrease in the blankingproperties due to the difference in the physical properties in thethickness direction of the steel. Therefore, by adjusting the rollingfinishing temperature (FDT) of the steel to be Tn−70 or higher,controlling the aspect ratio of the packet structure of the martensitephase to be 1 to 5 in the central part (t/4 to t/2) in the thicknessdirection and 1.1 to 6 in the surface layer part (surface layer to t/8)in the thickness direction, and controlling the value obtained bydividing the aspect ratio of the surface layer part by the aspect ratioof the central part to be 0.9 to 2, the blanking properties anduniformity of steel may be improved.

Cooling and Coiling

The rolled steel sheet is cooled to a temperature in the range of 0 to400° C. at an average cooling rate of 5 to 200° C./sec, and is coiled ata temperature in the range of 0 to 400° C., and the cooling rate of thesteel sheet at this time is set to satisfy the following RelationshipExpression (3) according to the component of steel grade.

LCR≤CR≤HCR,

LCR=2000/(−1076+2751×[C]+17×[Si]+301×[Mn]+330×[Cr]+355×[Mo]+42939×[B])

HCR=2500/(−70.3+198×[C]+32.0×[Si]+16.7×[Mn]+18.4×[Cr]+42.1×[Mo]+5918×[B]),  [RelationshipExpression (3)]

where CR is the cooling rate (° C./s) in the cooling zone, LCR is aminimum critical cooling rate (° C./s), a minimum value thereof is 5 anda maximum value thereof is 45, and HCR is a maximum critical coolingrate (° C./s), a minimum value thereof is 50 and a maximum value thereofis 200, and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo] and [B] are the weight % of thecorresponding alloying element.

The above Relationship Expression (3) is an expression for the coolingconditions of the steel. The cooling conditions in the cooling zonedetermine the microstructure of the steel and have a dominant influenceon strength and hardness. In addition, at this time, the coolingcondition of the steel should consider the change in hardenabilityaccording to the amount of alloying element added. Therefore, it isessential to apply an optimum cooling rate according to the alloyingelements contained in the steel.

To this end, in the present disclosure, the maximum critical coolingrate (HCR) and the minimum critical cooling rate (LCR) are respectivelyobtained by the addition amount of the alloying element, and the coolingrate (CR) in the cooling zone is provided to satisfy between the maximumcritical cooling rate (HCR) and the minimum critical cooling rate (LCR).If the steel is cooled at a faster rate than the maximum criticalcooling rate (HCR), the martensitic structure having a hard but poorbrittleness characteristic is created, which reduces blankingproperties, deteriorates the shape of the steel, and lowers uniformitydue to a non-uniform amount of pouring water in all sections byexcessive rapid cooling in the cooling zone. Conversely, if the coolingrate of the steel is slower than the minimum critical cooling rate(LCR), a ferrite phase having relatively low hardness is generated by10% or more, which lowers the hardness of the steel, and the amount offerrite produced reacts too sensitively to the change of the coolingrate, deteriorating material uniformity. Therefore, the cooling rate(CR) in the cooling zone may preferably be set to a value between themaximum critical cooling rate (HCR) and the minimum critical coolingrate (LCR).

MODE FOR INVENTION Example

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be describedin more detail through examples. However, it is necessary to note thatthe following examples are only intended to illustrate the presentdisclosure in more detail and are not intended to limit the scope of thepresent disclosure. This is because the scope of the present disclosureis determined by the matters described in the claims and mattersreasonably inferred therefrom.

First, a steel slab satisfying the component system illustrated in Table1 below was heated to 1200° C., and the high-strength hot-rolled steelsheet was manufactured under the hot rolling conditions illustrated inTable 2. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet thus prepared wastested to measure the microstructure, strength, hardness, and blankingproperties, and the results are summarized in Tables 2 and 4 below.

The fractions of respective components in Table 1 below are weight %,and the meanings of FDT, Tn, CR, LCR, and HCR in Table 2 below are asfollows. In addition, in the fraction of microstructure, Fer indicatesferrite, Bai indicates bainite, and Mar indicates martensite. When thefraction of each microstructure satisfies the target level, an ‘0’ markis indicated, and when not, an ‘X’ mark is indicated.

-   -   FDT: Rolling finishing temperature (° C.)    -   Tn: Critical rolling temperature (° C.)    -   CR: Cooling rate in the cooling zone (° C./s)    -   LCR: Minimum critical cooling rate (° C./s)    -   HCR: Maximum critical cooling rate (° C./s)

In addition, for the inventive steel and comparative steel, the packetstructure of the martensite phase was observed in the central part inthe thickness direction and the surface layer part in the thicknessdirection, and each packet was simplified in the form of an ellipse. Inthis case, the aspect ratio obtained by dividing a length of a long axisof the ellipse by a length of a short axis thereof was measured and themeasurement results are illustrated in Table 3 below. When the packetsize and the aspect ratio of the martensite phase satisfy the targetlevel, an ‘0’ mark was indicated for satisfaction, and when not, an ‘X’mark was indicated, and such structural defects occur when themanufacturing conditions illustrated in Table 2 do not satisfy thetarget relational expression, and appear as results of excessivelyfine/coarse martensitic structures or of increasing deviation inthickness direction.

The tensile strength in Table 4 below is the total average of valuesobtained by measuring the tensile strength or Rockwell hardness atuniform intervals in 9 sites of the total width and 3 sites in the totallength of the coil-shaped hot-rolled steel sheet after coiling. Thetensile strength was measured once for each location, and the hardnesswas measured 10 times for each location. The deviation of tensilestrength indicates the difference between maximum and minimum valuesamong the measured values.

CL represents the effective cracking index, and when cracks of aneffective size occur when punching steel, it is indicated by ‘0’ forsatisfaction of blanking properties, and indicated by ‘X’ if not.

TABLE 1 Specimen C Si Mn Cr Mo Al P S N B Ti Nb Comparative steel1 0.0800.100 1.400 0.400 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.015 0.001Comparative steel2 0.295 0.050 1.200 0.300 0.100 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.0030.002 0.015 0.001 Comparative steel3 0.160 0.040 1.800 0.200 0.200 0.2000.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.001 Comparative steel4 0.180 0.500 1.3500.060 0.200 0.010 0.002 0.004 0.003 0.001 0.010 0.050 Comparative steel50.195 0.150 1.500 0.100 0.100 0.010 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.001 0.020 0.010Comparative steel6 0.170 0.300 2.200 0.100 0.050 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.0040.001 0.015 0.015 Comparative steel7 0.190 0.300 1.500 1.480 0.010 0.0020.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.015 0.015 Comparative steel8 0.270 0.100 1.6000.700 0.010 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.015 0.020 Inventive steel10.210 0.002 1.400 0.002 0.200 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.0015 0.025 0.002Inventive steel2 0.210 0.002 1.800 0.002 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.0030.0015 0.025 0.002 Inventive steel3 0.195 0.100 1.250 0.600 0.200 0.0020.003 0.003 0.002 0.0015 0.015 0.020 Inventive steel4 0.195 0.100 1.1000.800 0.200 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.0015 0.015 0.020 Inventive steel50.210 0.003 1.250 0.800 0.200 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.003 0.0015 0.015 0.020Inventive steel6 0.210 0.002 1.400 0.400 0.200 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.0030.0015 0.015 0.020 Inventive steel7 0.210 0.003 1.400 0.800 0.200 0.0020.002 0.001 0.002 0.0015 0.015 0.002 Inventive steel8 0.230 0.100 1.4000.800 0.200 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.002 0.0015 0.015 0.020

TABLE 2 Rolling conditions Cooling conditions Microstructure Fraction(Relationship Expression 2) (Relationship Expression 3) Satisfied orSpecimen Tn-70 FDT Tn LCR CR HCR Fer Bai Mar Not Satisfied Comparativesteel1 833 880 903 5 45 50 0.05 0.08 0.87 ◯ Comparative steel2 779 860849 5 65 80 0.08 0.12 0.80 ◯ Comparative steel3 803 790 873 23 145 2000.02 0.10 0.88 ◯ Comparative steel4 830 850 900 5 140 129 0.00 0.02 0.98X Comparative steel5 805 840 875 45 40 200 0.15 0.25 0.60 X Comparativesteel6 797 830 867 13 100 128 0.00 0.11 0.89 ◯ Comparative steel7 795840 865 5 65 70 0.01 0.14 0.85 ◯ Comparative steel8 772 830 842 5 60 650.01 0.09 0.89 ◯ Inventive steel1 800 850 870 34 80 200 0.01 0.10 0.89 ◯Inventive steel2 786 850 856 18 120 200 0.02 0.15 0.83 ◯ Inventivesteel3 806 870 876 12 110 121 0.01 0.11 0.88 ◯ Inventive steel4 808 870878 10 80 114 0.01 0.20 0.79 ◯ Inventive steel5 796 800 866 7 95 1030.00 0.12 0.88 ◯ Inventive steel6 797 800 867 10 100 129 0.00 0.13 0.87◯ Inventive steel7 791 830 861 6 80 93 0.01 0.11 0.89 ◯ Inventive steel8790 820 860 5 70 74 0.01 0.16 0.84 ◯

TABLE 3 Aspect ratio of packet structure of martensite phase AverageCentral part Surface layer part Aspect ratio of packet size in thicknessin thickness surface layer part/ Satisfied of martensite directiondirection (Surface aspect ratio of or Not Specimen phase (μm) (t/4~t/2)layer~t/2) central part Satisfied Comparative steel1 3.14 3.71 4.00 1.07◯ Comparative steel2 7.08 2.89 3.21 1.10 X Comparative steel3 2.37 3.148.44 2.68 X Comparative steel4 4.47 3.88 4.28 1.10 ◯ Comparative steel53.74 4.54 4.81 1.06 ◯ Comparative steel6 4.88 4.98 5.14 1.0 ◯Comparative steel7 6.14 3.04 5.12 1.68 ◯ Comparative steel8 5.77 4.875.87 1.20 ◯ Inventive steel1 4.15 3.81 4.11 1.08 ◯ Inventive steel2 5.124.11 4.51 1.09 ◯ Inventive steel3 4.36 4.12 4.71 1.14 ◯ Inventive steel44.87 3.71 4.72 1.27 ◯ Inventive steel5 3.54 4.12 5.11 1.24 ◯ Inventivesteel6 3.81 4.47 5.64 1.26 ◯ Inventive steel7 4.12 3.81 5.07 1.33 ◯Inventive steel8 3.94 4.24 4.41 1.04 ◯

TABLE 4 Tensile Tensile strength Surface Hardness CL Blanking propertystrength deviation hardness deviation (Relationship satisfied orSpecimen (MPa) (Δ MPa) (HRC) (Δ HRC) Expression 1) not satisfiedComparative steel1 984 51 35.1 1.8 0.56 ◯ Comparative steel2 1901 12152.9 5.1 1.12 X Comparative steel3 1336 131 42.0 7.2 0.82 ◯ Comparativesteel4 1345 98 42.1 5.2 0.73 ◯ Comparative steel5 1085 54 37.1 2.1 0.81◯ Comparative steel6 1436 66 43.9 2.3 1.07 X Comparative steel7 1476 7244.7 2.2 1.04 X Comparative steel8 1776 124 50.5 6.7 1.16 X Inventivesteel1 1443 62 44.0 1.8 0.80 ◯ Inventive steel2 1459 55 44.3 1.9 0.97 ◯Inventive steel3 1406 68 43.3 2.2 0.77 ◯ Inventive steel4 1389 41 43.01.4 0.76 ◯ Inventive steel5 1488 66 44.9 2.4 0.85 ◯ Inventive steel61485 31 44.8 1.5 0.84 ◯ Inventive steel7 1527 52 45.7 1.9 0.90 ◯Inventive steel8 1631 67 47.7 2.1 0.97 ◯

As can be seen from Tables 1 to 4, it can be seen that Inventive Steels1 to 8 satisfy the alloy composition presented in the presentdisclosure, and thus all have a tensile strength of 1100 MPa or more anda surface hardness of 35 HRC or more.

However, Comparative Steel 1 had a carbon concentration of 0.08%, whichfell short of the component range, and thus, the solid solutionstrengthening effect by C was insufficient, and thus the hardness andstrength compared to the target were insufficient.

On the other hand, as a result of analyzing the comparative steel andthe inventive steel using Relationship Expression (2), all the inventivesteels satisfied Relationship Expression (2), and accordingly, theaverage packet size of the martensite phase was 1 to 7 μm in thecircle-equivalent diameter, the aspect ratio of the packet structure ofthe martensite phase was 1 to 5 in the central part (t/4 to t/2) in thethickness direction and was 1.1 to 6 in the surface layer part (surfacelayer to t/8) in the thickness direction, and the value obtained bydividing the aspect ratio of the surface layer part by the aspect ratioof the central part satisfied 0.9 to 2. This was also confirmed throughobservation of the actual microstructure, and the results of EBSDanalysis of the microstructure of the surface layer part and the centralpart of Inventive Steel 3 are representatively illustrated in FIG. 1.

However, the component range of each alloy component of ComparativeSteel 2 satisfies the conditions of the present disclosure, but the Tnvalue is lower than usual, and thus the FDT is higher than Tn, such thatthe Relationship Expression (2) is not satisfied. Due to this highrolling finishing temperature, the martensitic structure of the surfacelayer and the deep layer was coarse, resulting in lowering of theblanking properties. In addition, in the case of Comparative Steel 3,the FDT temperature was lower than Tn−70 because the rolling wasfinished at an excessively low temperature, such that the RelationshipExpression (2) was not satisfied. As a result, an excessively deformedmicrostructure was formed in the surface layer, and the blankingproperties were reduced due to the microstructure deviation between thesurface layer part and the central part, and the uniformity was reduced.

As a result of analyzing the comparative steel and the inventive steelusing Relationship Expression (3), it was confirmed that all theinventive steels satisfy Relationship Expression (3), which issummarized and illustrated in Table 2. Therefore, in all inventivesteels, a ferrite phase that lowers strength and hardness is notgenerated by 10% or more, and a hard but highly brittle martensite phaseis not generated, and thus, a phenomenon in which blanking property isreduced did not occur.

However, in the case of Comparative Steel 4, the cooling rate was higherthan the HCR value, and thus, the production amount of the ferrite phaseor bainite phase was insufficient, and only the martensite phase withlow brittleness characteristics was generated in a large amount.Accordingly, the blanking property was reduced, and it was difficult touniformly control the cooling rate in the width direction in the coolingzone due to the excessively fast cooling rate, and thus the uniformityin the width direction was reduced. In addition, in the case ofComparative Steel 5, the cooling rate was slower than the LCR value, andthus, the Relationship Expression (2) was not satisfied. As a result,the cooling rate compared to the hardenability was excessively slow anda large amount of ferrite phase was contained, such that the strengthand hardness were less than the target.

On the other hand, as a result of analyzing the comparative steel andthe inventive steel using Relationship Expression (1), it was confirmedthat all the inventive steels satisfy Relationship Expression (1), whichis summarized and illustrated in Table 4. Therefore, it was confirmedthat all inventive steels secured the target level of blankingproperties, and that cracks at an effective level that had a fatalimpact on product quality during punching processing for manufacturingreal parts did not occur.

However, in the case of Comparative Steel 6, the Mn content wasexcessively high, and thus, Mn segregation was deepened, and thus theblanking properties were deteriorated. As a result, since theRelationship Expression (1) is not satisfied, it can be confirmed thatthe blanking property is inferior. Similarly, in the case of ComparativeSteel 7, the content of Cr was excessively high, and RelationshipExpression (1) was not satisfied. As a result, Cr segregation wasdeepened and the blanking properties were deteriorated.

On the other hand, Comparative Steel 8 contains a large amount ofcomponent systems such as C that hardens the steel, and thus has acomponent system with a significantly high hardness value. As a result,Relationship Expression (1) was not satisfied due to an excessiveincrease in hardness, and a number of effective cracks that had a fatalimpact on product quality occurred during punching.

1. A high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet, comprising: by weight %, C:0.10 to 0.30%, Si: 0.001 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.5%, Cr: 0.001 to 1.5%,Mo: 0.001 to 0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%, S: 0.001 to0.01%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, B: 0.0001 to 0.004%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.1%, andNb: 0.001 to 0.1%, and comprising a balance of iron and unavoidableimpurities, the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet satisfyingRelationship Expression (1), wherein in a microstructure, a main phaseconsists of a martensite phase and a bainite phase, a fraction of themartensite phase is 50% or more and less than 90%, a fraction of thebainite phase is 5% or more and 50% or less, a sum of the fractions ofthe martensite phase and the bainite phase is 90% or more, and aremainder is a ferrite phase. [Relationship Expression (1)] CL<1, inwhichCL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn]²+0.061×[Cr]²−0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC],where CL is an effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and [Mo] are weight% of a corresponding alloying element, and [Hardness_HRC] is a Rockwellhardness (HRC).
 2. The high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1,wherein an average packet size of the martensite phase is 1 to 7 μm in acircle-equivalent diameter, an aspect ratio of a packet structure of themartensite phase is 1 to 5 in a central part (t/4 to t/2) in a thicknessdirection and is 1.1 to 6 in a surface layer part (surface layer to t/8)in the thickness direction, and a value obtained by dividing the aspectratio of the surface layer part in the thickness direction by the aspectratio of the central part in the thickness direction is 0.9 to
 2. 3. Thehigh-strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1, wherein thehigh-strength hot-rolled steel sheet has a tensile strength of 1100 MPaor more and a surface hardness of 35 HRC or more.
 4. The high-strengthhot-rolled steel sheet of claim 1 wherein when the tensile strength andthe surface hardness were measured at 9 sites in a total width and 3sites in a total length of a coiled hot-rolled steel sheet, a differencebetween a maximum value and a minimum value of each measurement resultis within 140 MPa of tensile strength and within 4 HRC of surfacehardness.
 5. A method of manufacturing a high-strength hot-rolled steelsheet, comprising: reheating a steel slab satisfying the followingRelationship Expression (1) to 1180-1350° C., the steel slab comprising,by weight %, C: 0.10 to 0.30%, Si: 0.001 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 2.5%, Cr:0.001 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.001 to 0.5%, Al: 0.001 to 0.5%, P: 0.001 to 0.01%,S: 0.001 to 0.01%, N: 0.001 to 0.01%, B: 0.0001 to 0.004%, Ti: 0.001 to0.1%, Nb: 0.001 to 0.1%, and balances of iron and unavoidableimpurities; hot rolling the reheated steel slab to satisfy the followingRelationship Expression (2); cooling a hot-rolled steel sheet to atemperature in a range of 0 to 400° C. to satisfy the followingRelationship Expression (3); and coiling the cooled steel sheet at atemperature in a range of 0 to 400° C.,CL<1,CL=−0.692−0.158×[Mn]+0.121×[Mn]²+0.061×[Cr]²−0.319×[Mo]+0.035×[Hardness_HRC],  RelationshipExpression (1): where CL is an effective cracking index, [Mn], [Cr] and[Mo] are weight % of a corresponding alloying element, and[Hardness_HRC] is a Rockwell hardness (HRC),Tn−70≤FDT≤Tn,Tn=967−280×[C]+35.7×[Si]−28.1×[Mn]−11.4×[Cr]+11.4×[Mo]−62×[Ti]+46.2×[Nb],  RelationshipExpression (2): where Tn is a critical rolling temperature (° C.), FDTis a rolling finishing temperature (° C.), and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr],[Mo], [B], [Nb] and [Ti] are weight % of a corresponding alloyingelement, andLCR≤CR≤HCR,LCR=2000/(−1076+2751×[C]+17×[Si]+301×[Mn]+330×[Cr]+355×[Mo]+42939×[B])HCR=2500/(−70.3+198×[C]+32.0×[Si]+16.7×[Mn]+18.4×[Cr]+42.1×[Mo]+5918×[B])  RelationshipExpression (3): where CR is a cooling rate (° C./s) in a cooling zone,LCR is a minimum critical cooling rate (° C./s), a minimum value thereofis 5 and a maximum value thereof is 45, HCR is a maximum criticalcooling rate (° C./s), a minimum value thereof is 50 and a maximum valuethereof is 200, and [C], [Si], [Mn], [Cr], [Mo] and [B] are weight % ofa corresponding alloying element.
 6. The method of manufacturing ahigh-strength hot-rolled steel sheet of claim 5, wherein after thecoiling, the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet is pickled and thenlubricated.